Stapling-machine.



Witnesses:

PATBNTBD DEC. 1?, 1907. H. A. on'ssow.

STAPLING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 29, 1907- 3 sunnrs sannr 1:

Inventor: flemyAfllsson. By his Atfarney- I 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- H. A. OLSSON. STAPLING MACHINE. APYLICAQTIUN FILED JAN. 29, 1907.

i I W Mtnesses= bers aretimed relativelyjvrith the operation Tof the former that scendedgand bent after the former ha's'deiabrought down to'engage'thestaple.- The driver forpes' the staple into'the article.

- 511 115??? faeeoftheanvilis shown as inclined, an is engaged by the end of thedriver,

whereby; jthe anvil is caused" to retreat ag amst'ithe pressure otthe spring 29, leaving the staple supported 1n the: grooves in the former. Thereupon, the, advance .of the {the cam 'disk lil, tofeed the Wire for the dis- 0f; one length, before the former en? with the anvil to shift it from its posh than adj a'ceiit the wire' guide over to pos tion In the for engagement with the former.

:QQ 'truction illustrated a lever 43 is suitably pivoted on *the'frame M" and has a roller '44 ;Whioh-the lever isrocked;

the iev'e'r eng' gesa I ratchet wheel 46 by WhiehfrolierM-is rotated. By this arrangemen it be seen that the anvil 23 being positioned. in close "proximity to the guide mama-when 'the'wir e is fed from the tube the-periphery voi the cam 19' by the slot inth anvil, which will insure the; endof the .Wire properly entering the 1 anvil hanna prevent any posibility of the Wire triliingthe side'fof the anvil and bending ..t'eslwip the operation f the machine. "T

slot of s" cient size to permit. "the Wire readily-passing through it, and the wireisjfed a sutfioient distanee,.so that when 'theanvilis shifted to position ofalinement With'the former, and'the Wire severed, the project with the two leg portions an equal distance each side of the anvil.

" EvidentlyQthedoose' fit. of the, wire in the permit the movement of the anvil toposition of cooperatinn withTthe .fo'rmer,

sliding along the length of 'wirenot yet ..eevei "ed. Vii-gm egntmmn the slot 48, l1as'i'ts shank 49f-s'enea edthecarrier :22, with the. slot 48 in immanent, with'theslotfl i inthe anvil where; f

guide-hint and be preventedfrd'm'mo .ii'twardjn'theelotin.thelanvil'.

Thane: 48 1b :thisi'guide op qw 'w rd t the bendingof, this leg of the "stapleu naabp rl' tipniof-the fa r Hamg' ;thus described iny invention, I

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emailing aemae-ag mergmd d jtmreciproeate, a slotted anv i' orgamzed to cooperate with the .formen agmreguide, the

the staple, thedriver A pawl carried at j-member, comprising a head ri h jfedahrbugh the vil wi p erases anvil being supported for movement from a position to 'be'engagedby the former to aposition adjacent the wire guide to receive the wire in its slotted portion, means for moving r the anvil to a position adjacent the guide,

the machine being organized to move theposition for engagement with' the anvilto the former. 1 I 2. In a stapling machine, a former guided to reciprocate, a slotted anvil organized to cooperate with the former, and a wire guide, the anvil being supported for movement from a position to be engaged by the former to a position'adjacent the wire guide to re ceive the Wire in its slotted portion, the anv1l being also movable m a to said movement;

cooperate With the former, a Wireguide, the anvil being supported for movement from a the anvil to the position adj acent the guide, and means for causing the advance of the to position for engagement with the former. 4. .111 i stapling machine, a formerguided to reciprocate, a'slotted an'vil organized to cooperate with the former, a Wire guide, the anvil being supported-formovement from a position to'bc engaged by-the former to a po- Wire in its slotted portion, aspring to yieldmao'hine-being'organized to move the anvil "to position for engagement with the former."

s 5.- Ina stapling machine, a former guided to reciprocate,v a slotted anvil organized to path transverse position to be engaged by the formerto a po-- sition adjacent the wireguide to receive the wire in its slotted portion", means for moving ably retain the anvil adjacent the guide, the

I 3. In a stapling machine, a former guided to reciprocate, a-slotted anvil organized to J for-finer to engage the anvil to shift the anvil,

sition adjacent vthe Wire-guide to receive the cooperate with the former, a Wire guide, the :anvil-beingsupported for movement from a position to be engaged 'byjthe former to a position adj aeent the'wire guide torece ve the Wirejin' its-slotted portion, a sprlng to yieldably'retain the anvil adjacent-the guide, and means forcausing the advanceof the former to engagetheanvil to shift the. anvil to POSl- :tion for engagement vvitll'l the former.

cooperate withthe former, a movableca'rrier on} whichthe anvil is [movably sup 'orted, "Ia wireguide, andmeansfor moving t e carrier; ,t o, bri ng theanvil adjacent the guide to re-j' 6... In 'a'sta'pling machine, aformer guidedv to; recipro cate',"- a slotted anvilforganize'd to" ceive-the lwirein' its s'lotted portion, the 'm'a-l chin'e being organized to move the carrier'to 'fwiththe ame; a stapling-rmaehine, a former guided -c'o' p r th'fi on' Which the, Wire guide, meansif :moving" the, carrier to bring the anv l ftjoipositio'n for engagement ceive the wire in its slotted portion, the machine being organizedtomove the carrier to bring the anvll to position for engagement with the former, and a driver, the anvil being movable on the carrier'by engagement bring the anvil to position for engagement with the former, and a driver arranged to engage the anvil and shift it on the carrier to pern'nt en agement of-the driver with the staple in t e former.

, 9. In a stapling machine, a former guided to reciprocate, a slotted anvil organized to cooperate with the former, a movable carrier on which the anvil is movably supported, a

- wire guide, means for feeding wire lntermittently through the guide, and means for moving the carrier to bring the anvil adja-' cent the guide to receive the wire in its slotted ortion, the carrier being in position or dlrect engagement with the former to be shifted upon advance thereof to bring the anvilto position for engagement with the former and after the wire end has been fed into the anvil.

10. In a stapling machine, a former guided to reciprocate, a slotted anvil organized to. cooperate with the former, a movable carrier on whichthe anvil is movably supported, a wire guide, means for feeding wire intermittently through the guide, a spring arranged to yieldably retain the carrier with the anvil-adjacent the guide to receive the'wire in its slotted portion, the carrier being in position for direct engagement with the former to be thereby shifted against the tension of said spring to bring the anvil to position for engagement with the former and after the wire end has been fed into the anvil, and a driver arranged to engage the anvil anlfdgshift it on the carrier'to permit engagement of the f driver with the staple in the former.

11. In a stapling machine, the combination of, an' operating member,- a former guided to, reciprocate, means to reciprocate the former from the operating member, a wire guide, feeding means operated'to feed wire mtermittently to the guide, a movable carrier, an anvil movably mounted on the carrier for cooperation with the former, thecarrierbeing movable to shift the anvil toward and from the guide to receive the wire,

a springlarranged' to normally retain the car rier wit the anvil in proximity to the guide, the carrier having aninclined abutment face, an abutment face on the former in position toengage the carrier abutment faceupon ad-' vance of the former 'to shift thev carrier and bring the-anvil inposition to. receive the former, a driver movable adjacent the former, means for reci rocating-thedriver, j the anvil having an inc ined face arranged to be engaged by the driver when'in said cooperating position, and thereby caused to-shift' permitting engagement of the staple in the former with the driver, and a spring on the carrier arranged to retain the anvil normally in cooperating position relative to the driver. 12. Ina stapling machine, the combination of a former guided to reciprocate, a movable .carrier, a slotted anvil mounted on the carrier, and organized for cooperation with the former, a guide to feed wire to theanvil, means for shifting the carrier to move the anvil toward and from the guide, and aslotted directing member mounted on the carrier with its slot alining with the slot in,

the anvil but otplening in *a'different direction to permit ben 'ng of the staple legbythe former, the said member being located re:

moved from the anvil on the carrier to permit operation therebetween of the former, portion for bending that leg of the staple.

Signed at Nos. 9 to 15 Murray street, in

the cit count and State of New .York,

this 24t day-of anuary, 1907.

HENRY A. OLSSON:

-Witnesses:'

WILLIAM H. REID, FRED. J. DOLE. 

